Mason Sand for Patios in New Portland, ME

Maine Rock Supply offers gravel and aggregate delivery in New Portland, ME to two kinds of buyers: contractors running camp roads and driveways, and homeowners building a patio or walkway. Type A gravel is the base course most of that work starts from here.

Across the Central hills and Penobscot Valley, dense stony till sits under a hardpan layer that sheds water sideways.

Ground and Conditions in New Portland

Flatwork fails from the bottom up. A thin bed over wet, uneven ground lets a patio rock, and the pavers open at the joints within a season.

This part of the state has dense till over a hardpan layer. Water moves sideways instead of draining down, so ground stays saturated through snowmelt.

Frost here is deep, and the spring thaw heaves and softens gravel drives well into the season. Base work waits until frost is fully out, and the working window closes earlier in the northern hill towns.

Snowmelt and rain also scour ditches, culverts and stream banks on long hill runs. Exposed till on camp roads gullies quickly.

The fix for flatwork is a bedding layer that stays put and a base that carries the load. That is where the material choice starts.

Materials for New Portland Projects

Bedding under pavers and flatwork is the decision that shapes everything above it. Choose the wrong bedding and the surface moves no matter how well it was laid.

Stone Dust, also called screenings or crusher dust, is the New England default under flatwork. It beds pavers, flagstone and patio stone, and it sets under walkway stone.

Mason Sand is the other bedding option. It is also called mortar sand or brick sand, and it works for mortar, brick and block, plus a fine sand layer under play areas and above-ground pools.

Washed Sand, or concrete sand, goes under concrete work, paver bedding and pipe bedding. Maine yards also sell underdrain sand for foundation and drainage work.

Under any of those, Type A Gravel is the Maine base course.

3/4" Crushed Stone is the clean, washed option. It goes in drainage trenches, drywells and pipe bedding, and under drives that have to shed water rather than hold it.

For a patio that sits on soft or wet ground, #4 Crushed Stone stabilizes the subgrade before a gravel course goes on. Maine yards list that size as 1 1/2 inch stone.

Delivery to New Portland and the Surrounding Area

You order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before checkout.

Pick your delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the load on site in one pile. New Portland sits in Somerset County, and delivery reaches the surrounding towns, including Skowhegan, Fairfield, Madison, Pittsfield and Norridgewock.

Questions About Gravel and Bedding in New Portland

What gravel is best for a driveway in New Portland?

Type A gravel is the Maine base course for a driveway. It goes down as the structural layer over your subgrade.

On top of it, 3/4 inch crushed gravel is the size Maine yards sell as the running surface. Where the ground stays wet, a clean washed stone layer underneath helps water move instead of sitting.

How much material will my project need?

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, so the amount depends on the area you are covering and the depth you want. Each product page has a calculator you can use to size the load before you order.

Have your measurements ready, then choose the quantity that fits your project at checkout.

Order Gravel, Sand and Bedding Stone for Your New Portland Project

Start with the calculator on the product page to size your load, then order online by the ton or the yard. Maine Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate across New Portland and Somerset County, and a dump truck tips it on site.

Place your order when you are ready to build.